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Bug 1493125 - [RFE] Kernel address space layout randomization [KASLR] qemu support (kernel)
[RFE] Kernel address space layout randomization [KASLR] qemu support (kernel)
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel (Show other bugs)
7.3
All Linux
medium Severity high
: rc
: 7.5
Assigned To: Marc-Andre Lureau
cliao
: FutureFeature
Depends On: 1290840 1398633 1424943
Blocks: 1288169 1419537 1517775 1522983 1555276 1568461 1395248 1411490 1469590 1484340 1519748 1555268 1568736
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Reported: 2017-09-19 08:23 EDT by Marc-Andre Lureau
Modified: 2018-04-18 04:03 EDT (History)
31 users (show)

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Fixed In Version: kernel-3.10.0-826.el7
Doc Type: Enhancement
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Clone Of: 1398633
: 1517775 (view as bug list)
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Last Closed: 2018-04-10 18:08:16 EDT
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2018:1062 None None None 2018-04-10 18:10 EDT

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Description Marc-Andre Lureau 2017-09-19 08:23:33 EDT
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1398633 +++

kernel clone for the implementation of this feature.

The qemu consensus is to use a etc/vmcoreinfo fw_cfg entry to store vmcoreinfo details.

The current patch series for upstream:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/9/19/223
Comment 4 Marc-Andre Lureau 2017-11-06 06:46:00 EST
Please help to review the series for upstream kernel:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2017-10/msg06860.html
Comment 30 Marc-Andre Lureau 2017-12-11 13:25:18 EST
Good to me. fwiw, I explained more the design of fw_cfg/kaslr on the ML:

http://post-office.corp.redhat.com/archives/rhkernel-list/2017-December/msg01371.html
Comment 35 Rafael Aquini 2017-12-28 11:40:50 EST
Patch(es) committed on kernel repository and an interim kernel build is undergoing testing
Comment 37 Rafael Aquini 2017-12-28 23:42:55 EST
Patch(es) available on kernel-3.10.0-826.el7
Comment 40 fj-lsoft-rh-dump 2018-02-02 01:39:42 EST
Hi Marc-Andre Lureau,

I confirmed that the issue has been fixed correctly in RHEL7.5 ss1.

I really appreciated for your work.

Thanks.
HATAYAMA, Daisuke
Comment 42 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 18:08:16 EDT
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062

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